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The Manitoba Messenger
Our monthly newsletter
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Dear Mike, |
We have great news to share with you! We have answered the biggest consumer request we have received since launching our Hemp Bliss organic hempmilk. Unsweetened! Please see our special offer at the end of our newsletter to receive a free 32oz or 946ml Unsweetened Original Hemp Bliss organic hempmilk!
Spring means time for spring cleaning. Have you noticed you have a lot of Stuff? Where does all of our stuff come from and more importantly, where does it all go?
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the Stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. We invite you to gather your family together and watch, absorb and make a change.
Happy Spring,
Manitoba Harvest |
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Eating In The Raw |
 Blood Red Hemp Sunset
Yield 3 cups
1 cup water
3 oranges, peeled
1 (10oz) bag frozen cherries
3 tablespoons hemp protein powder
2 teaspoons raw carob powder
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
Blend all of the ingredients together. Enjoy!
This tasty smoothie will give you a super boost of vitamin C, cleanse your blood and circulatory system and give you a daily dose of protein and essential fatty acids.
Next month we will let you know how to get your very own Kristin's Raw Hemp Food Recipe Book dedicated to hemp foods!
 Chef Kristen Suzanne is an accomplished Raw Vegan chef with a passion for helping people live life to the fullest with the healthiest cuisine in the world. Both self-taught and a graduate of the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, she brings exquisite talent to all of her recipes and food production. Through her company, Kristen's Raw, Chef Kristen Suzanne offers training in public and private settings, consulting to help individuals live and love the Raw lifestyle, menu development and restaurant consulting, and engages with the media to further promote the Raw food cuisine and lifestyle. For more information about Chef Kristen Suzanne, visit www.KristensRaw.com .
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Testimonial of the Month |
Dear Manitoba Harvest,
Thank you so much for your offer to help my daughter with your hemp products. Your hemp seed oil and shelled hemp seeds have been an invaluable source of protein, fats, health and nutrients for my daughter, as she has not be able to digest other sources of such valuable nutrients. Your products have given her life, and energy, and have helped her to heal from chronic problems. She takes tablespoons of oil throughout the day, and puts it on all of her food. She eats and sprinkles the hemp seeds on everything, because animal protein is out of the question right now.
-Sue R.
Hello Manitoba Harvest:
I just wanted to say, "Thank You" for producing and processing this wonderful edible product. I love it! I can't eat peanuts. I bought a small bag of the Hemp Seed Nut (shelled), & I know I will purchasing the larger bags from now on at Nutter's, Dauphin, MB. Keep Up The Good Work! Thank goodness for healthy alternatives.
Yours sincerely,
Gladys P.
(Gladys is from Dauphin, MB where many of our farmers reside and grow our wonderful hemp seeds)
If you have a testimonial you'd like to share with us please email
testimonials@manitobaharvest.com .
Testimonials picked to be featured in our newsletters will be honored with free hemp foods to the writer. |
Message from the Nutritionist |
Hemp & GLA: Good Fat Burns Bad Fat
By Meghan Atkinson CN
More than 66% of North Americans are overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). While a sedentary lifestyle and poor dietary choices can contribute to America's expanding waistlines, there may be more to the story.
Research has found that a deficiency in the Omega-6 essential fatty acid, Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), can actually inhibit healthy weight loss and weight control. In fact, recent studies suggest that obesity is linked with low levels of GLA.
GLA assists in weight loss by significantly increasing metabolism and encouraging stored fat to effectively be used for energy. GLA activates brown adipose tissue (BAT), which is an active tissue that burns calories for heat. When BAT is actively functioning, it acts as a powerful mechanism for weight loss and weight control. Studies report that BAT is less active in people who are overweight.
In addition, GLA also activates the metabolic process through its roll in providing the nutrients necessary to control the sodium potassium pump in each cell of the body. The sodium potassium pump is essential for cellular homeostasis, and when it's functioning properly, it can use up to 20-50% of daily caloric energy. Thus, if the pump is not working effectively, the body will store this unused energy as fat.
As important as GLA is for a effective weight management, the challenge is that it only occurs in a very small number of foods in nature. And as its name implies, it's an essential fatty acid, meaning that it must be obtained from the diet. I recommend hemp as the best source of GLA due to it's easy to assimilate and naturally balanced profile of essential fatty acids.
Enter Hemp! Manitoba Harvest Hemp foods provide a rich, tasty source of GLA that are easy to incorporate into the diet on a regular basis to assist in healthy weight management and overall good health.
In Manitoba Harvest's products you can find:
520 mg of GLA in 1 tbsp of Hemp Seed Oil
300 mg of GLA in 2 heaping tbsp of Shelled Hemp Seeds
300 mg of GLA in 2 tbsp of Hemp Seed Butter
210 mg of GLA in 1 cup of Hemp Bliss organic hempmilk
180 mg of GLA in 2 tbsp of Hemp Protein Powder
90 mg of GLA in 2 tbsp of Hemp Protein & Fiber Powder
 Meghan Atkinson is a Certified Nutritionist with over 10 years experience in holistic and natural health. She is extremely passionate about educating and inspiring others to achieve and maintain optimal, vibrant health. Her approach to nutrition is based on whole-food nutrition and embracing the dietary principles and ancient wisdom that our ancestors embodied. She is experienced in clinical and holistic nutrition, western herbalism, and the Body Ecology Method. She currently consults with clients and conducts dynamic nutrition programs in Los Angeles, CA. 720-289-1756, matkinson@indra.com.
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Team Manitoba |
Holistic World Expo
Manitoba Harvest was seen, heard and tasted at the Holistic World Expo this past March 14-16 in Toronto, Ontario. It was great to see familiar faces and a whole lot of new people who tried our hemp foods for the first time and of course LOVED them! The hemp ladies spread the goodness of hemp and poured Bliss for over thousands who attended the show. Co-founder Alex Chwaiewsky's family rocked the booth with three generations working together educating and selling hempalicious treats. Working the booth were Alex's proud parents Lynda and Al Chwaiewsky, Alex's sisters Carol and Leah and even Carol's kids! Lynda, the original Hemp Lady, didn't stop from set up to tear down, obviously our Hemp Protein Powder and Hemp Seed Butter kept her going all weekend. Carol Saba, one of the original Hemp Chicks, had an amazing time working all weekend with her mom and proudly had her Hemp Babes working with her for a few hours as well. Leah, the other half of the original Hemp chicks brought her usual humor to the booth and the weekend was a great success !!! Looking forward to doing it all again at the Total Health Show April 18-20.
Carol with her kids...ahhh!
Carol, Lynda, Al and Leah
have all been with Manitoba Harvest since day one |
Brand new product!
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We launched our Hemp Bliss organic hempmilk in Original, Vanilla and Chocolate...
WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST REQUEST?
UNSWEETENED ORIGINAL HEMP BLISS
5g of protein
1200mg of Omega 3
210mg of GLA
0g of Sugar
IN EVERY CUP!
we invite you to try our newest product...
Offer:
Purchase $25 of any Manitoba Harvest products and we will include one free 32oz / 946ml Unsweetened Original Hemp Bliss. Limit one per order. Limit one order per household. Offer not available for wholesale orders and cannot be combined with any other promotional code.
Promotion Code: newhempbliss
Offer Expires: March 31, 2008 |
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We hope you have enjoyed the Messenger and until next time...
Stay Green, Stay Healthy and Eat Your Hemp Foods.
Manitoba Harvest is the largest farmer owned, vertically integrated processor and marketer of hemp food products, controlling every step in the process to ensure the highest quality, nutrition and taste.
For more information,
visit
www.manitobaharvest.com or call 1-800-665-HEMP (4367) |
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